Stool



(No Model.)

' M. 0. MARCH.

FOLDING STOOIW No. 517,929. Patented Apr. 10, 1894.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,929, dated April 10, 1894.

` Application filed June 9, 1893. Serial No. 477,081. (No model.) l

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MILO'O. MARCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Groshen,l iu the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Folding Camp-Stool, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to folding camp stools; and it has for its'objectto provide certain improvements in folding camp stools and particularly the seats thereof whereby such stools can be folded intov a very small compass constructed in accorda/noe with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the same.` Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the stool folded up, and the seat be-A ing removed. Fig. 4 is a detail bottom plan view of the seat.

Referring to the accompanying'drawings,

' A represents the central sectional stool standard comprising the separate separable nonrotative members B and B', respectively, both of which are threaded as at b, at their opposing ends, to receive the threaded coupling nut or nipple C, whichA provides means for firmly connecting the standard members in line with each other when the stool is set up for use,-

while at the same time allowing said standard members to be readily disconnected from each other when the stool is being folded up for transportation. The lower of the standard members B', has xedly attached thereto near its upper threaded end, the stationary collar D, provided with a radial series of perforated lugs d, which pivotally receive the upper angled ends E, of the folding stool legs F, in order to permit the same to be folded hat up against the standard member B, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, or to allow such legs to be spread out in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to support the stool when in use. The outer feet end of the folding stool legs F, have pivotally attached thereto as at G, the outer ends ofthe spreadingleg braces H. The other inner ends o f which braces are angled as at I, to pivotally engage the perforated lugs z', of the sliding brace runner J. The sliding brace runner J, is adapted to slide freely on the lower member of the stool standard between the lower flanged end j, of such member, and the lower stationary collar D, attached thereto, so that by sliding said runner up to thelower flanged end j, of the standard, the braces I, will be extended sovas to spread out the stool legs to their supporting position, while on the other hand, by sliding the runner J, up to the collar D, the leg braces and the legs are. folded in against the standard, as clearly shown in the drawings. ,e

Directly above the coupling'nut or nipple C, the standard member B, is adapted to loosely receive the turning collar K, which is provided with a radial series of perforated lugs la, which are adapted to pivotally receive the lower angled end L, of the folding seat arms M. The folding seat arms M, are provided with extended upper or outer squared extremities m, adjacent to which are pivoted at N, the outerV ends of the arm braces O. The arm braces O, are providedl with inner angled ends. o, which pivotally engage the perforated lugs P, of the sliding runner sleeve p, which looselyembraces the upper standard 'member B, and is adapted to slide thereon between the turning collar `K, and the upper end of the standard. By sliding the sleeve 1o, toward the turning collar K, the braces O, andthe seat arms M, are folded against the upper standard member B, into asmall compass as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so that when. the standard members are disconnected from each other, the entire stool will occupy but a very small space as is clearly villustrated in the drawings. On the other hand, by sliding the sleeve p, up to the upper end of the standard, the arm braces O, are extended, so as `to spread out `the seat arms M, intol a position for holding the seatQ, spread out and ready for use, and the same ris held in this position by means of the supporting pin q, adapted to engage the perfo- IOO rations q', in t-he standard member B, below the sleeve p, when the same is slid out to the upper end of the upper standard member.

The seat Q, is preferably made of canvas and is cut in a rectangular shape to conform to the shape of the frame supporting the same, and such seat has arranged under the bottom thereof the diagonally crossed seat straps R, securely fastened at their ends to the corners of the seat by the- U shaped metal attachment clips S embracing the corners of the seat. The metal attachment clips S, are provided with square openings T, adapted to removably engage the outer squared extremities m, of the seat arms, thereby providing a firm removable connection between the seat and its supporting arms. While the seat can be readily separated from theseat arms, nev ertheless the same can be readily folded together with such seat arms, so that the parts of the stool when separated and folded together, may be kept in a single compact bundle or parcel.

Havng'thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

In a folding camp stool, the combination with the standard, of a revolving folding seat frame mounted on the standard and having seat arms provided with outer squared extremities, a flexible stool seat having diagonally crossed seat straps arranged upon its under side, and metal attachment clips clamping the ends of said straps to the corners of the seat, said clips being provided with openings adapted to removably engage the extremities of said seat arms,'substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aliixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. uILo QMARcI-I.

Witnesses:

CHAs. H. METHOD, ANNA METHOD. 

